diff --git a/source/handbook/product/index.html.md.erb b/source/handbook/product/index.html.md.erb index eb8d09dd6865a3e3ad0764cb9b1ae83cdfa5d310..41984edca5efb0d60e665c35ab40c0cd7671561d 100644 --- a/source/handbook/product/index.html.md.erb +++ b/source/handbook/product/index.html.md.erb @@ -895,7 +895,7 @@ Documentation on how to make changes to stages, groups, and categories, as well After a change has been [approved](categories/#changes), we may need to [globally optimize](../values/#global-optimization) during the initial transition period, and ensure that important issues are not blocked. -There are three common scenarios which may encounter these transition periods: +There are three common scenarios we may encounter during these transition periods: * Splitting a Stage into multiple Groups * Changing the Categories in a Stage @@ -1239,7 +1239,7 @@ As the DRI for prioritization, it is the Product Manager's job to prioritize for when it is needed. You should do so by ensuring you prioritize a deliverable, and its dependencies, so that it can reasonable by expected to be delivered by any committed dates. -#### Prioritizing for Global Optimization +#### Headcount Resets {: #prioritize-global} Individual product managers must consider, and advocate for [global optimizations](/handbook/values/#results) @@ -1271,6 +1271,9 @@ review and refinement. If a global optimization which spans beyond your Department leaders is required, then the Senior Director of Engineering, VP of Product, and VP of Engineering should be pinged. +Please note: this now called a "Headcount Reset" because it shifts team members from one team to another, and can have signficant opportunity costs. +Taking people who are familiar with a task and putting them on a new, unfamiliar task instead of new hires (who are also not familiar with the task) is inefficient. + ##### Exit Plan The following exit plan is an initial attempt to spell out when and how the loaned engineers will be released to their original teams. A new hire is expected to be brought up to speed in this context. The plan will be iterated and amended as necessary.